What is your coloring routine?

What do you do to prepare to home color your hair, and how do you take care of it after?
I have 3b/c hair and use a mostly CG routine (I co-wash every day and shampoo once every 2 weeks or so).
I'm concerned that co-washing will a)make the color not stick (how do I prepare for coloring?) and b) wash out my haircolor (what do I do to keep the color?).
Advice? Words of wisdom?
I have 3b/c hair and use a mostly CG routine (I co-wash every day and shampoo once every 2 weeks or so).
I'm concerned that co-washing will a)make the color not stick (how do I prepare for coloring?) and b) wash out my haircolor (what do I do to keep the color?).
Advice? Words of wisdom?
3b/3c, Afric-Asian Curly Mama
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Aussie Moist, Olive Oil, Olive Oil IC Fantasia with Sparklelites
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1 - 2 days before- low poo
D-Day- dye day- hair
AD- After Dye- follow CG routine
1-2 weeks after coloring- deep condition (with protein)
I don't do anything to keep my color which is red. Red is supposed to be the most difficult to maintain but I have no problems. Since I"m not using detergent, my color lasts a long time.
Typically, I just need to dye my roots every 4 weeks or so. Every few months, I'll pull the color thru the rest of my hair for a few minutes.
I'm loving color by Robert Craig.
Your hair is a beautiful color!! Are you a natural redhead? Also, what color do you use by Robert Craig - which number?
Thanks for your help?
2b-c/F/ii
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Since then, I’ve been following CG routine, though I clarified last week to remove any cones. (My hair has had good curl/wave for me since then)
I bought Nexxus Emergencee, Sally’s GVP K-Pack and GVP CB yesterday to prepare and here’s what tentatively have planned but after scouring this site, I’d love some advice on my plan:
1 week before color Nexxus Emergencee (do I follow the Protein with the GVP CB? :-?)
Co-wash until day of coloring
Color
Sally's GVP CB after color rince out
Couple days after color - Co-wash routine
1 week after color - GVP K-Pack (again, do I follow with GVP CB?)
I hate to color my hair because it seems to shock it and it takes a while to return to a good curl pattern, but I’m not ready to go gray. My grays are predominately on my crown which makes parting my hair impossible :sad6: about 3 weeks after color so pull my hair back for the next several weeks until I can’t stand it and have to color again. I’d like to minimize the damage I’m doing to my hair with the color and hoping a good routine before and after color will help.
Thanks in advance for any suggestions!
3A with some 2A; mostly fine; medium porosity; oily scalp
Current Plan
Co-Wash: Tresemme Naturals Conditioner; Pomegranate & Soy Conditioner
Style: KCCC; Biosilk Rock Hard Gelee
I'm getting foil highlights in a few days. I did a Nexxus emergencee protein treatment and DT last week. I think I may do another DT tonight or tommorow because my hair seems to be craving moisture. Then I won't co-wash for 2-3 days before because I understand color takes better on 'dirty' hair.
Post color I will wait 2-3 days before co-washing. I will do my rinse out conditioner and a ACV rinse after to close up the cuticle.
My question is if doing a protein treatment post color, will it fade the color faster??:scratch:
Current Favs: KM Shampoo bars, Darcy's pumpkin seed conditioner, CJ Repair Me; CJCR, CJCCC; Marie Dean products; DM Miracurls Gelly; KCCC; CJCQ; LA Looks sport gel
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So my routine is every three weeks I use L'oreal Casting. I apply it using a brush on dry hair. I give my roots 20 minutes, then pull the rest through my ends for 3-5 minutes, then simply rinse out thoroughly and d/t. Hope this helps!
Daily: co-wash Ecostore Normal Hair Conditioner, rinse-out Kevin.Murphy Luxury Rinse.
Weekly: low-poo Kevin.Murphy Angel Wash, d/t Redken Real Control Mask (NOT CG - looking for a good, available in Australia, 'cone free d/t)
Style: Redken Touch Control mousse, and lots of it, SOTC with Kevin.Murphy Easy Rider, define the ends with MOP Liquid Wax
I don't use a lot of cones, but I do use some and I'm not afraid of sulfates.
The day before dying my hair, I wash my hair with a clarifying shampoo and condition it with a cone-free conditioner. I don't use any styling products.
The day of dying, I just follow the box directions. I bought Feria conditioner at Sally's (it has amodimethicone) and I use it as my conditioner after I rinse out the dye.
I don't use any stylers nor wash my hair for the next two days. My hair doesn't hate amodimethicone and it doesn't need clarifying to wash out. So, two days later, I might CO wash or use a mild non-sulfate shampoo and style as usual. Then I just follow my regular hair routine after that point.
HTH
Boomygrrl
I am a sulfate washing, cone slabbing, curly lovin' s.o.b. The CG police haven't caught me yet.
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3a/3b